When classic pies just don’t cut it, pile your plate high with pizza that packs a punch of creativity and food flair.

When classic pies just don’t cut it, pile your plate high with pizza that packs a punch of creativity and food flair. With ingredients such as lavender honey, smoked beet puree, smoked almond, and even “clam chowder,” there is a veritable flavor fest waiting for discerning pizza fans around San Diego.

So that you don’t have to go on a treasure hunt for unique and delectable ‘zas, PACIFIC rounded up a mouthwatering list of gourmet pies to challenge and delight the tastebuds around the city.

Blind Lady Ale House

No need to go foraging for exotic fungi with the Mountain Meadow Mushroom pizza topped with maitake, beech and cremini mushrooms, along with ooey gooey (and pungent) Italian taleggio, fontina, thyme, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and orange zest. Or for a Mexican twist, try the House Chorizo with poblano chile, fontina, epazote, and cotija cheese. The House Soyrizo is the perfect substitute for vegetarians and Meatless Mondays.

Cucina Urbana & Cucina Enoteca

This local favorite keeps it upscale and unique with the Date+Ricotta+Bacon pizza, adorned with smoked almond, arugula, parmesan and balsamic. Feel like sprucing it up even more? Gourmet add-ons include fennel sausage, farm egg, white anchovy, and prosciutto.

Limited pizza

Don’t just wear your heat on your sleeve this Valentine’s Day, shape it in the form of a pizza, too. Through the entire month of February, Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza is offering a Gourmet To-Go Heart-Shaped Pizza Kit to take home. In honor of American Heart Month, $1 from each kit sold will be donated to the American heart Association.